The Mineral Basin is a silver mine located in San Juan county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,641 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 12,641 Feet (3,853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.9006, -107.73830
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Mineral Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Basin
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: Red Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS ENTRY REPRESENTS SEVERAL SMALL WORKINGS IN MINERAL BASIN, 0N THE NORTH SIDE OF MINERAL CREEK. VOLCANICS WITH DISSEM. PYRITE ARE CUT BY RANDOMLY-ORIENTED FRACTURES AND DIKES.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE REPORT MLA 2-92 SAMPLES 1322-1331
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